Snail Kite With Catch
by Jurgen Lorenzen
Title
Snail Kite With Catch
Artist
Jurgen Lorenzen
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A juvenile Snail Kite carries its catch to the nearest tree at Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park near Gainesville, Florida.
In the wide-open marshes of central Florida, this broad-winged bird glides slowly and low over the sawgrass. It has no need for fast flight, because it seeks only snails -- and only one particular sort, the apple snail. This snail is strongly affected by water levels, and drainage of wetlands has hurt populations of both the snail and the kite. The Florida race of this bird, formerly called Everglades Kite, is now endangered.
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November 1st, 2021
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Comments (38)
Antonis Meintanis
Amazing action capture and timing dear Jurgen !! ๐ ๐Best Wishes !๐favvvvv๐
Don Columbus
Congratulations, your work is Featured in "A Birding Group - Wings" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020-2021 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L
Jurgen Lorenzen
Thank you very much, Steve! They pick out the meat with their long, curved upper mandible of bill.
Sharon Williams Eng
I can only assume there is something worthwhile living in that shell. Great capture.
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic art has been featured on the ABC Group home page from the O IS For OVERHEAD week, November 1,2021 - NOVEMBER 8. You are invited to add your wonderful art in the Features Archive Discussion in the ABC GROUP as a way to preserve your feature!
Dawn Currie
Congratulations! This fine image of an identified wild bird is now featured on the homepage of Wild Birds Of The World - A Nature Photography Group. Please take a moment to add it to the 2021 Features Archive and Thanks discussion for additional visibility. Great trio
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